The wacky world of parking tickets I’m always searching the globe for interesting, unusual, or ambitious solutions for parking tickets pain. I came across an article in the City Insider, “Pay-by-phone and text-alert services to help SF drivers avoid tickets.” Here’s the opening paragraph: “In San Francisco, $.45 soon could save $55. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation…
Joe’s NYC parking tickets journey (from yesterdays blog post) Hoping not to win any NYC parking tickets, Joe hops into his fire engine red sports car, backs out of his driveway, and heads off to pick up his 102-year-old mother. As he approaches Sadie’s apartment building, Joe spots a vacant parking space in a No…
Joe’s NYC parking ticket journey It is a glorious summer day in NYC, and Joe has a bunch of errands to run. Joe is a life-long resident of Queens and has received more than his fair share of NYC parking tickets. Joe is a frequent visitor to Las Vegas because he loves to gamble. Let’s…
You can be issued “many” NYC parking tickets in the same parking space Technically, a warrior or cop can give a parked car all 99 parking ticket codes while occupying one space. For example, suppose your vehicle was missing a plate, or an inspection sticker and parked in a no-parking zone. In that case, you can expect…
You can’t tell your NYC parking tickets scandals without a scorecard Over $1M. This is not a misprint, mistake, or a statistic from a fantasy parking tickets league. As many as 200 undercover police cars owe this bundle of bucks to the NYC Department of Finance. Many unmarked police cars: Have incurred more than the…
Parking tickets were issued when Alternate Side Parking Rules started again on Monday Snow, snow, and more snow. On Monday, the command was issued to move your car, or else face an expensive parking ticket. Parking tickets were issued to cars buried under enormous amounts of snow So, how many members of the driving public dug…
Larry talks about parking tickets with Errol Louis Larry talked about parking tickets Errol Louis, a political columnist for the New York Daily News and a featured CNN contributor is the host of the ‘RL Morning Show, Monday-Friday 6am-9am. Errol Louis was formerly associate editor of The New York Sun. He has taught college courses,…
Here is some parking tickets justice, Chicago style The Sun-Times reports some interesting facts and figures about parking tickets trends in Chicago. Fewer tickets are being issued for parking violations, while instances of Das Boot being applied to vehicles belonging to motor miscreants are on the rise. Here’s the punch line, “Ticketing was down,…
Parking tickets cause pain all over the world Our dear friend from Australia and Bangkok, Gordon Wood, a regular visitor and contributor to our blog, sent us this article about parking tickets pain and suffering from Australia. Here’s the back story… Today July 1, while in Melbourne, what better way to spend time but to…